When NorthPark Center celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015 with “Fifty Years Of Giving,” the giving didn’t stop. NorthPark First Lady Nancy Nasher and Fashion and Lifestyle Ambassador Kimberly Schlegel Whitman came up with the idea of having a year-long ambassador program that would be made up of individuals known for their philanthropic contributions. During their … [Read more...] about NorthPark Kicks Off The New Year With The Reveal Of Its Ambassador Class Of 2019
Heroes
It’s Time To Cookie Up For Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas
Dump the plans to diet. Sure, the holidays may have inched up the waistlines, but there are always Spanx to save those sugary sins.Prepare yourselves for chomping down cookies in honor of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. On Friday, January 11, the annual Girl Scout cookie sell-ethon will be underway until Sunday, February 24.And while there will be the … [Read more...] about It’s Time To Cookie Up For Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas
A Passing: Herb Kelleher
Herb Kelleher may have been the Tom Sawyer of the sky-ways. Like Tom, Herb with a twinkle in his eye transformed the days of the mundane regional airline world into a love fest. Instead of dreading the waits on the tarmacs and the peanuts handouts, he made life in the friendly skies even friendlier. While Braniff’s Harding Lawrence had been dressing flight attendants in … [Read more...] about A Passing: Herb Kelleher
A Simple Thank You To: Just Say YES
From Garland ISD’s Lakeview Centennial High School Principal Maresa Bailey,“On behalf of our students, staff and parents at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland ISD, I am honored to give ‘A Simple Thank You’ to Just Say YES – Youth Equipped to Succeed. Just Say YES has served as a trusted partner for the last nine years, making them of the one of the … [Read more...] about A Simple Thank You To: Just Say YES
2019 Equest Gala Letters Are Galloping To Mailboxes This Week
Equest Women’s Auxiliary Founder Louise Griffeth’s home-sweet-home was filled to the max with Santas, Nutcrackers, Wise Men and all types of Christmas touches with the help of The Garden Gate’s Junior Villanueva. But on the week of December 17, she advised the floral designer that the dining room table would be off limits. It needed to be clear of decorations to … [Read more...] about 2019 Equest Gala Letters Are Galloping To Mailboxes This Week
The Passing Of North Texan Influencers Of 2018
As the hours tick down on the final year of the decade, it might be a good time to commemorate some of those North Texans whose lives ended in 2018. Some were lifelong residents; one had hardly been here a couple of years. Some were renowned for their philanthropy; others were respected for their simply getting uber involved in building the community.Each and every one of … [Read more...] about The Passing Of North Texan Influencers Of 2018
MySweetWishList: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball
According to 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Pat McEvoy,“’We live in world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.’ -Mr. Rogers“That quote was published in the 2019 Children’s Book and it … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball
Communities Foundation Of Texas Awards Grants Totaling $698,000 To 28 Area Nonprofits
And the good-end-of-the-year-news keeps coming in. Earlier this year, Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) invited DFW nonprofits to submit Letters of Inquiry for its “fund holders whose interests align with the nonprofits’ specific areas of focus.”Upon receipt, the CFT staff “summarizes all nonprofit projects submitted to the foundation’s annual review cycle in the … [Read more...] about Communities Foundation Of Texas Awards Grants Totaling $698,000 To 28 Area Nonprofits
MySweetWishList: 2019 Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show And Luncheon
According to 2019 Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show and Luncheon Chair Elizabeth Gambrell,"I hope the community will join me in supporting The Salvation Army and its Women’s Auxiliary by attending the '2019 Fashion Show & Luncheon’ on Tuesday, May 7, at 10:00 a.m.“I am honored to be chairing the 27th annual event, which will be held for the first … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: 2019 Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show And Luncheon
MySweetWishList: 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball
According 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball Co-Chairs Wendy Messmann and Lisa Shirley,“Cattle Baron’s has raised more than $80 million for cancer research projects in North Texas since its inception forty-five years ago. Our wish is that the community will join us in our goal to eradicate cancer by becoming underwriters of the 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball.“We plan to unveil the … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: 2019 Cattle Baron’s Ball
MySweetWishList: Dallas CASA
According to Dallas CASA President/CEO Kathleen LaValle,“My wish for the 2018 holiday season is for more volunteers to serve as advocates for child victims of abuse and neglect.“It’s a wish Dallas CASA has wished for before, but it feels especially urgent this year as we are continuing to receive cases from the courts every day but are running out of volunteers to serve … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: Dallas CASA